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Description
Black and copper relief of Chief Joseph.
This copper relief was created by Harold "Pete" Godtland and Ralph Oscar Godtland at their place of business, Western Iron Works. The two, together, tackled the problem of shaping minute detail in thin sheet copper. The two were know for creating copper relief head and shoulder portraits of notable Native Americans. Pete would first model the faces out of clay and would subsequently create molds out of semi-liquid steel. 100 tons of pressure was applied between the molds on the tissue thin copper three separate times to achieve the desired detail.
Keywords
Copper Relief, Portrait, Artwork
Original Medium
Copper
Item Size
40.6 cm x 30.5 cm
Origin
Butte, Montana, United States
Date Information
ca. 1972
Artifact Number
M76-078
Original Collection
Mike Mansfield Collections, Mss 65, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana
Holding Repository
University of Montana, Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections
Digital Publisher
University of Montana-- Missoula. Mansfield Library
Image Credit
Image credit: Micaela Connolly, University of Montana
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Keywords
Copper Relief, Portrait, Artwork